Apple Daily: Handshake of death and a mean-spirited mayor

After finally shaking hands with President Ma Ying-jeou, Taipei's new mayor Ko Wen-je confided that he was wondering at that moment during a flag-raising ceremony on New Year's Day whether Ma's infamous "handshake of death" was more powerful than Ko, a former surgeon, and his "hands that heal."

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